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→WW1 Casualty Lists
WW1 Casualty Lists were initially published on a daily basis in newspapers, but WO original lists no longer appear to exist. They were then published weekly by HMSO, as ''War Office Weekly Casualty List'' no.1-48 (7 Aug.1917 - 2 July 1918), and later as ''Weekly Casualty List (War Office & Air Ministry)'' no.49-83 (9 July 1918 - 4 March 1919), available at some libraries.
Daily lists may be found in online newspaper databases such as ''The [London] Times Digital Archive'', for access see [[Miscellaneous tips#Access some subscription websites with a Library Card|Miscellaneous tips]], and ''The Scotsman'' in Scotland, the latter initially all casualties but later limited to Scots related. TheGenealogist, a pay website, as part of its Diamond premium subscription, includes a database "Military and Casualty Lists"<ref>[https://www.thegenealogist.com/featuredarticles/2014/was-your-ancestor-wounded-in-the-First-World-War-155/ Was your ancestor wounded in the First World War?] thegenealogist.com</ref>, which appears to consist of Daily Lists transcribed from newspapers, together with Weekly Lists transcribed and with images, from British Library held original publications,<ref> callowbrack et al. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/225762-daily-casualty-lists/ daily casualty lists] ''Great War Forum'' 17 March 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2018.</ref> with data to April 1918,<ref>Drew1918. [httphttps://1914-1918www.invisionzonegreatwarforum.comorg/forumstopic/237835-the-genealogist/index.php?showtopicdo=237835findComment&pcomment=2383526 The Genealogist] ''Great War Forum'' 1 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 201622 May 2018.</ref> (Weekly List No. 36 April 9th 1918<ref> TEW [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/252141-weekly-casualty-list-war-office-air-ministry/?do=findComment&comment=2548988 Weekly Casualty List (War Office & Air Ministry)] ''Great War Forum'' 1 August 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.</ref>) but with some gaps in the data, and Officers seem to be listed to 1920.<ref>TEW [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/245452-casualty-records-fmp-fwr-genealogist/?do=findComment&comment=2469711 Casualty Records FMP/ FWR/ Genealogist] ''Great War Forum'' 3 December 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.</ref> Added July 2017, [[findmypast]] and the British Newspaper Archive contain Weekly Lists from 7 Aug. 1917 to 31 Dec. 1918 (currently (2017/07/30) missing publications between 1 Jan. and 23 Apr. 1918), and not all editions may be complete.<ref name=TOL >TEW et al. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/topic/257396-the-times-on-line/ The Times On-Line] ''Great War Forum'' 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.</ref> These databases may also contain newspapers with Daily Lists. On [[findmypast]], the Lists may be located either in the category Newspapers and periodicals, or in the category Armed Forces & Conflict/First World War in the databases "British Army, First World War Casualty Lists", and the related Browse database.<ref>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/british-army-first-world-war-casualty-lists British Army, First World War Casualty Lists] and [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/british-army-first-world-war-casualty-lists-image-browse British Army, First World War Casualty Lists Image Browse] findmypast.</ref>
''Weekly Casualty List, January 28th, 1919'' is known to contain names of "Released Prisoners of War from Germany, arrived in England". <ref> 7Y&LP. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/topic/256068-pow-repatriation-at-the-end-of-the-war/?do=findComment&comment=2595613 POW repatriation at the end of the war] ''Great War Forum'' 28 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.</ref> It is possible that names of released POWs are similarly contained in other editions, particularly those issued after 11 December 1918.
